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Assessing frailty amongst older people admitted to hospital in a low-income setting: a multicentre study in northern Tanzania

BMC Geriatrics
Background Populations are ageing globally and Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) are experiencing the fastest rates of demographic change. Few studies have explored the burden of frailty amongst older people in hospital in LMICs, where healthcare ...
Sean L Davidson, Luke Emmence, Sara May Motraghi-Nobes, Emily Bickerstaff, George Rayers, Godrule Lyimo, Joseph Kilasara, Mary Chuwa, Fortunatus Kisheo, Elibariki Kisaruni, Sarah Urasa, Emma Mitchell, Catherine L Dotchin, Richard W Walker   +13 more
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Advocacy for patients with headache disorders

eNeurologicalSci, 2023
Primary headache disorders are worldwide highly prevalent and burdensome and should be therefore considered as a global public health priority. However, too many patients with primary headache disorders still do not receive satisfying care.
Riadh Gouider, Deborah Henscheid Lorenz, Audrey Craven, Wolfgang Grisold, David W. Dodick   +4 more
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Acute Kidney Injury: Risk Factors and Management Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

European Medical Journal Nephrology, 2020
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major global health problem, occurring in >13 million people and responsible for >2.3 million deaths every year, 85% of which are in developing countries. Although the International Society of Nephrology (ISN) set a goal of
Daniela Ponce, Nilo Kazan, Adler Pereira, André Balbi   +3 more
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Pesticide Poisonings in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Environmental Health Insights, 2018
Aims and scope This editorial is an introduction to the papers making up the special issue on ’pesticide poisonings in low- and middle income countries’.
Erik Jørs, Dinesh Neupane, Leslie London   +2 more
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Global prevalence of WHO infant feeding practices in 57 LMICs in 2010–2018 and time trends since 2000 for 44 LMICs

EClinicalMedicine, 2021
Background: The World Health Assembly set a global target of increasing exclusive breastfeeding for infants under 6 months to at least 50% by year 2025. However, little is known about the current status of breastfeeding practice, as well as the trends in
Xin'nan Zong, Han Wu, Min Zhao, Costan G. Magnussen, Bo Xi   +4 more
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Economic cost of childhood unintentional injuries

International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2012
Aims: This study aims to review the economic cost of childhood (0-18 years) unintentional injuries (UI) and focuses upon comparing the cost burden between developing and developed countries.
Zhiqin Lao, Mervyn Gifford, Koustuv Dalal   +2 more
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Prognostic implications of the ID1 expression in acute myeloid leukemia patients treated in a resource-constrained setting

Hematology, Transfusion and Cell Therapy
Introduction: The aberrant expression of the inhibitor of DNA binding (ID1) gene has been frequently associated with the leukemogenesis and prognostication acute myeloid leukemia (AML), although its clinical importance has never been investigated in ...
Aleide S. Lima, Matheus F. Bezerra, Amanda Moreira-Aguiar, Isabel Weinhäuser, Bianca L. Santos, Raul M. Falcão, Maria L. Salustiano-Bandeira, Pedro L. Franca-Neto, Marinus M. Lima, Felipe Saldanha-Araujo, Juan L. Coelho-Silva, Diego A. Pereira-Martins, Marcos A. Bezerra, Antonio R. Lucena-Araujo   +13 more
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Obstetric care provider’s knowledge about the use of low dose aspirin for preeclampsia prevention in low and middle income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Introduction : Preeclampsia can elevate the likelihood of unfavorable consequences for a mother, such as severe morbidity and mortality. World Health Organization recommends low dose acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin, 75 mg per day) for the prevention of ...
Eyob Shitie Lake, Mulat Ayele, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Besfat Berihun Erega, Alemayehu Sayih Belay, Gizachew Yilak   +5 more
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A Novel Case-Finding Instrument for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Low- and Middle-Income Country Settings

International Journal of COPD, 2020
Trishul Siddharthan,1,2 Adaeze C Wosu,2,3 Suzanne L Pollard,1,2 Shakir Hossen,1,2 Patricia Alupo,4,5 Timothy Shade,1,2 Robert Kalyesubula,4 Shumonta Quaderi,6 Robert A Wise,1 John R Hurst,6 Bruce Kirenga,4,5 William Checkley1,2 On behalf of LiNK Cohort ...
Siddharthan T, Wosu AC, Pollard SL, Hossen S, Alupo P, Shade T, Kalyesubula R, Quaderi S, Wise RA, Hurst JR, Kirenga B, Checkley W   +11 more
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Hand hygiene in low- and middle-income countries

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2019
A panel of experts was convened by the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) to overview evidence based strategies to reduce the transmission of pathogens via the hands of healthcare workers and the subsequent incidence of hospital ...
Michael J. Loftus, Chloe Guitart, Ermira Tartari, Andrew J. Stewardson, Fatma Amer, Fernando Bellissimo-Rodrigues, Yew Fong Lee, Shaheen Mehtar, Buyiswa L. Sithole, Didier Pittet   +9 more
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